Olney falls to Lawrenceville on the links

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Aug 31, 2017 at 1:33 PM

Olney falls toLawrenceville onthe links

The Little Illini Conference match held yesterday at the Richland Country Club did not end well for the Olney Tigers. Lawrenceville made the trip to west and picked up the match win. The Lawrence County squad was led by the Match Medalist Garret Hulfaucher who shot a round of 37 on the front nine. Hulfaucher led all scores by three strokes over teammate Camren Ray and Olney’s Coen McDowell, both shot a front nine round of 40. The day did not go well on the home course for the Olney team as the rounds by Hulfaucher, Ray and Nolan Tewell all powered the Indians to a victory. Tewell added to the well played front nine by shooting a round of 41. The young Tiger team was unable to overcome a tough day on the Richland Country Club front nine. Zach Duenas recorded a round of 47, while Ryan Toliver shot a 48 to be the top three scores on the day for the home team. Logan Muston and Ethan Rodgers each shot a 51 for the Tigers to tie for their fourth position on the team. Jaedyn Moyes followed closely behind with a round of 53. One girls full team, while three schools took part in a Wednesday afternoon round of golf as well yesterday. Oblong brought a full team of players, led by Match Medalist Nyah Laino who shot a round of 44 to lead Oblong. Abigail Nealis led the trio of Olney golfers with a round of 45. Madeline McKinney had 49 on her round with Kourtney Burgener ending the day with a 59. Lawrenceville did bring over one golfer on the girls side, and Norah Davis shot a round of 76. Boys Team Score: 1st - Lawrenceville - 168, 2nd - Olney - 186, No team score for Oblong. Boys Individual Scores: Olney: Coen McDowell - 40, Zach Duenas - 47, Ryan Toliver - 48, Logan Musotn - 51, Ethan Rodgers - 51, Jaedyn Moyes - 53. Lawrenceville: Garret Hulfaucher - 37 (Match Medalist), Camren Ray - 40, Nolan Tewell - 41, Ethan Kelly - 50, Hayden Hesler - 50. Oblong: Joe Pugh - 54, Jared Bailey - 67, Josh Bailey - 67. Girls Individual Scores: Olney: Abigail Nealis - 45, Madeline McKinney - 49, Kourtney Burgener - 59. Oblong: Nyah Laino - 44 (Match Medalist), Kately Leggitt - 49, Maggie Cross - 50, Morgan Gill - 67, Kali Hardig - 69, Keeley Johnson - 72. Lawrenceville: Norah Davis - 76

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